GLUTINOUS RICE AND CHICKEN

 

There are many variations of this dish, including Chinese sausages, paté and various kind of fruit.

 

INGREDIENTS

300 g sticky (glutinous) rice, soaked for one night in

cold water or at least 3 hours in hot water

1 tbsp turmeric powder

200 g green mung beans, soaked for one night

in water

Two chicken breasts, cut into strips

One clove of garlic, chopped finely

1 tbsp fish sauce

STEP BY STEP!

» 1 tbsp sugar

» 1 tbsp pure vegetable oil

» 3 spring onions, in 3 cm pieces, julienne

GARNISH

» black pepper

» a handful of coriander

» 4 tbsp deep-fried shallots

» cucumber salad

 

 

 

Let’s cook

1/ Rinse the sticky rice several times and leave it to soak overnight. Do the same with the green mung beans.

2/ Steam the rice in a steam basket for 30 minutes until it is soft. Stir one tablespoon turmeric into the sticky rice.

3/ Pound, the beans in a mortar to a sticky mass, shape it into a ball and set it aside.

4/ Marinate the chicken for 15 minutes with the garlic, fish sauce and sugar.

5/ Put a little oil in the wok and stir-fry the chicken for a few minutes. Finally, add the spring onions.

6/ Put the chicken on the sticky rice.

7/ Grate a few flakes off the beanball and put these on the sticky rice.

8/ Serve with fresh black pepper from the peppermill, coriander, deep-fried shallots and cucumber salad.

WORTH KNOWING

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